And you could throw in a dash of liqueur from cepes/mushrooms for fun if you like. Intensely flavorful.

Maybe I'll get a dozen escargot today or the oysters. I only hit one floor of the two French regional food floors and only a corner of it. I could not pass by freshly cranked-out coconut ice cream from Reunion without tasting. I don't even like anything coconut but this was heaven. The Salon de l'Agriculture is on through 2 March everyday 9 - 7 pm. If you're in Paris it's a DON'T MISS. More reports to come. Stay tuned.

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It was trés DELISH!I was surprised too..that's what I love about this show - you get to taste lots of strange stuff.It's why the French have such elevated taste buds. They start the training early.The French could make a liqueur out of grass...

I love Bella and I don't think she is a Holstein. The Tarentaise or Tarine cows probably came from two bloodlines Bos taurus Jurassicus and Bos taurus Alpinus, both descendants of tawny or brown populations which had come from the Indo-Asiatic continent via Central Europe. Holsteins are large and produce lots of milk and I don't think they share much ancestry with the Tarines. By the way, the Tarines captured the attention of Pliny the Elder - what an insatiable curiosity he had and he kept a blog - much like yours. :-)Thank you for taking me to Paris via "Paris Breakfast." Keep up the great work.

Yes I indeed misread the information wrong in the English translation handbook they gave press.Bella is a Tarines (Tarentaises) from a national herd of 13,500 cows.The Holsteins (in France) make up over 2 MILLION cows.I must change the text.Thank you Dolly !

great cow sketches. Love' em, and aggie fairs, too. I used to sell amusement ride tickets at the Essex County Fair near where we livedin Topsfield, Mass..My father was frequently called on to handle the difficult horses. It was the oldest agricultural fair in the state, and it still goes on.

What resolve you have resisting the kouign amann. I definitely would have caved, and I would have had a cappuccino aux cepes too- it sounds astonishing. I love the flasks displaying the bouquets for the wine- clever indeed.

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